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俄罗斯争取年底加入世贸组织

2011-10-26来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. They include a ceiling on tariff levels governments can impose on various imported goods and another dealing with the protection of intellectual property.

impose on把…加于
例句:Heavy duties are imposed on imports.
对进口物品课以重税。

2. In addition to accepting all the WTO rules, a country then has to settle bilateral trade agreements with all the countries that so desire.

in addition to除…之外,还……
例句:In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外,他还得学日语。

3. And finally, a country has to change many of its economic and trade laws to make them conform to international standards.

conform to符合,遵照
例句:The building does not conform to safety regulations.
这座建筑物不符合安全条例。

4. And Russia was willing to put off its accession in order to ensure that the package of obligations it eventually accepts is as light as possible.

put off延期,推迟;拖延; 使分心; 阻碍
例句:They decided to put the meeting off until after Christmas.
他们决定把会议推迟到圣诞节以后。
in order to为了
例句:We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

5. They have an exceedingly forceful negotiating style that tends to wear down other delegations.

tend to有...的倾向
例句:Modern furniture design tends to simplicity.
现代家具设计越来越简单。
wear down磨损,损耗,使疲劳,使厌烦,克服
例句:Looking after a high-spirited child can soon wear a person down.
照看一个精力旺盛的孩子,一会儿就能把人搞得筋疲力尽。

6. Anders Aslund says Georgia's opposition to Moscow's bid has to do with customs procedures between Russia and the two separatist regions.

do with与…有关; 处理;对待
例句:I'm interested in anything to do with music.
凡与音乐有关的事我都感兴趣。

7. David Christy says the real issue is that Russia is treating the breakaway regions as being completely separate from Georgia - which is strongly opposed by Tbilisi.

separate from区别; 分开
例句:After twelve years, he decided to separate from the firm.
12年后他决定离开这个公司。

8. Whereas from Georgia's view, as soon as it crosses out of Russia, it's in Georgia as a matter of international law, even if Georgia doesn't fully control that territory.

cross out勾掉, 划掉
例句:He crossed out three wrong words.
他划掉了三个错字。